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This page is about the state. For lakes in the vicinity of Washington, D.C., see List of lakes of the Washington, D.C., area.

The state of Washington is home to many beautiful lakes and large reservoirs. Lakes are natural bodies of water, while reservoirs are usually man-made lakes created by building a dam across a river. Some natural lakes, like Lake Chelan, have also been changed by dams. You can swim, fish, or boat in some of these lakes, but not all of them.

Natural Lakes in Washington

Washington has many natural lakes. Some are very large, covering more than 1,000 acres. Others are smaller but still important. Here are some of the most notable natural lakes in the state:

Name County(s) Area
(acres)		 Depth
(max)(ft)		 Outflow
Lake Chelan Chelan 33,000 1,486 Chelan River
Lake Washington King 22,000 214 Lake Washington Ship Canal
Ozette Lake Clallam 7,400 331 Ozette River
Moses Lake Grant 6,800 38 Crab Creek
Osoyoos Lake Okanogan / B.C.‡ 5,800 208 Okanogan River
Lake Crescent Clallam 5,100 624 Lyre River
Lake Whatcom Whatcom 4,900 328 Whatcom Creek
Lake Sammamish King 4,900 105 Sammamish River
Cle Elum Lake Kittitas 4,800 260 Cle Elum River
Baker Lake Whatcom 4,800 Baker River
Kachess Lake Kittitas 4,500 410 Kachess River
Lake Cushman Mason 4,010 115 Skokomish River
Lake Quinault Grays Harbor 3,550 240 Quinault River
Omak Lake Okanogan 3,250 325 None
Keechelus Lake Kittitas 2,600 310 Yakima River
Spirit Lake Skamania 2,600 110 North Fork Toutle River
Lake Wenatchee Chelan 2,500 244 Wenatchee River
Lake Tapps Pierce 2,430 90 White River
Silver Lake Cowlitz 2,300 10 Outlet Creek
Vancouver Lake Clark 2,300 15 Lake River
Rock Lake Whitman 2,200 350 Rock Creek
Palmer Lake Okanogan 2,100 79 Palmer Creek
Twin Lakes Ferry 1,900 50 Stranger Creek
Chester Morse Lake King 1,830 130 Cedar River
Sprague Lake Adams / Lincoln 1,800 20 Cow Creek
Lenore Lake Grant 1,400 27 Soap Lake
Deer Lake Stevens 1,150 80 Sheep Creek
American Lake Pierce 1,100 90 Sequalitchew Creek
Loon Lake Stevens 1,100 105 Sheep Creek
Newman Lake Spokane 1,100 30 Newman Lake Peat Dike
Lake Stevens Snohomish 1,000 160 Catherine Creek
Mason Lake Mason 1,000 90 Sherwood Creek
Curlew Lake Ferry 920 130 Curlew Creek
Soap Lake Grant 850 95 None
Lake Cavanaugh Skagit 830 80 Lake Creek
Lake Samish Whatcom 810 160 Friday Creek
Coldwater Lake Cowlitz / Skamania 770 200 Coldwater Creek
Bead Lake Pend Oreille 720 180 None
Lake Union King 580 50 Fremont Cut
Buffalo Lake Okanogan 540 121 None
Lake Goodwin Snohomish 540 50 Tulalip Creek
Summit Lake Thurston 510 100 Kennedy Creek
Lake Kapowsin Pierce 510 29 Kapowsin Creek
Lake Pleasant Clallam 500 50 Lake Creek to Sol Duc River
Packwood Lake Lewis 450 120 Lake Creek
Walupt Lake Lewis 380 300 Walupt Creek
Lake Sutherland Clallam 360 86 Indian Creek
Lake Lawrence Thurston 330 26 Deschutes River
Long Lake Thurston 310 21 Woodland Creek
Conconully Lake Okanogan 293 110 Salmon Creek
Lacamas Lake Clark 290 65 Lacamas Creek
Lake Sawyer King 286 58 Covington Creek
Nahwatzel Lake Mason 270 25 Outlet Creek -> Satsop River
Capitol Lake Thurston 270 20 Budd Inlet
Lake Dorothy King 260 160 Miller River
Green Lake King 250 30 Bef. 1916: Ravenna Creek
Lake Easton Kittitas 205 85 Kachess River
Angeline Lake King 184 412 Angeline Falls, Foss River
Big Heart Lake King 176 449 Big Heart Falls, Foss River
Silver Lake Whatcom 162 522 Silver Creek
Blanca Lake Snohomish 160 250 Troublesome Creek
Snow Lake King 153 400 Rock Creek
Lake Meridian King 150 90 Big Soos Creek
Lake Padden Whatcom 149 59 Padden Creek
Gravelly Lake Pierce 147 57 None
Chopaka Lake Okanogan 140 73 Chopaka Creek
Snoqualmie Lake King 130 ? Taylor River
Berdeen Lake Whatcom 126 212 Berdeen Falls, Bacon Creek
Mowich Lake Pierce 120 90 Crater Creek
Rattlesnake Lake King 108 54 None
Angle Lake King 103 52 None
Lake Ballinger Snohomish 101 35 McAleer Creek
Horseshoe Lake Kitsap 41 30 Burley Creek
Battle Ground Lake Clark 25 60 Salmon Creek
Round Lake Clark Lacamas Creek
Doubtful Lake Chelan
Dagger Lake Chelan
Howard Lake Chelan
Green View Lake Chelan

Reservoirs

Reservoirs are artificial lakes, usually created to store water for drinking, power generation, or irrigation. Here are some of the largest reservoirs in Washington:

Name County(s) Surface area
(acres)		 Max depth
(feet)		 Outflow
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake Douglas, Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Grant, Okanogan 79,400 400 Columbia River
Lake Umatilla Klickitat, Sherman (OR)dagger, Gilliam (OR)dagger, Morrow (OR)dagger, Benton, Umatilla (OR)dagger 48,738 Columbia River
Riffe Lake Lewis 11,830 360 Cowlitz River
Alder Lake Pierce, Thurston 3065 290 Nisqually River
Ross Lake Whatcom, British Columbiadouble-dagger 11,700 Skagit River
Lake Wallula Benton, Walla Walla, Umatilla (OR)dagger 42,500 Columbia River
Banks Lake Grant, Douglas 26,877 177
Swift Reservoir Skamania 4,585 Lewis River
Wanapum Lake Kittitas, Grant 14,590 Columbia River
Rufus Woods Lake Douglas, Chelan 7,800 Columbia River
Lake Herbert G. West Walla Walla, Columbia, Whitman, Franklin 6,590 Snake River
Merwin Lake Clark, Cowlitz 3,836 190 Lewis River
Yale Lake Clark, Cowlitz 3,612 Lewis River
Potholes Reservoir Grant 27,800
Key
dagger This means the body of water crosses a state border.
double-dagger This means the body of water crosses an international border.

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